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Call Vault vs Truecaller

Both apps try to tell you who's calling. The difference: one is built from millions of uploaded contact books, the other never leaves your phone.

Truecaller's caller ID comes from users uploading their entire phone's contact book — including everyone in it, whether they agreed or not. Call Vault never builds a name directory and never touches your contacts; Smart Caller ID surfaces number, carrier, location, and spam risk entirely from signals already on your device.

Call Vault
9
features ahead
Truecaller
3
features ahead
Pricing
Call Vault
$3.99
/month · first 1,000 users get 1 year free
$24.99/yr ($2.08/mo)
Truecaller
~$4.99
/month
~$29.99/yr
Call Vault is roughly 17% cheaper per year — without asking for your contacts.
FeatureCall VaultTruecaller
Caller ID data source
On-device signals only
Crowdsourced contact-book uploads
Account required
Your contacts uploaded to build the directory
Works without internet
Spam call blocking
Spam text blocking
Custom blocklist
Unlimited
Limited (free)
Area code blocking
Schedule-based blocking
Smart Caller ID (number, location, spam risk)
Crowdsourced name lookup
Duress PIN + Decoy Mode
Guardian Mode
Ghost Escape (fake call or text)
Evidence Pack (harassment export)
Private icon (disguise app)
Android
iOS
Coming soon
Monthly price
$3.99/mo
~$4.99/mo
Annual price
$24.99/yr
~$29.99/yr
Free tier

Know the risk. Keep your contacts private.

No crowdsourced directory. No uploaded address book. Spam blocking and caller risk signals on your Android — at a lower price than Truecaller Premium.

Google Play — Coming Soon

Competitor pricing and features based on publicly available information as of July 2026 and may vary by region. Truecaller's caller ID directory is built from contact-book data voluntarily uploaded by its users, which can include third parties who never opted in themselves — a widely reported characteristic of the product, not a claim about any individual user's data. See Call Vault pricing.